Rahul Gandhi asks Karnataka authorities to analyze vote fraud in Mahadevapura Assembly constituency

Charging the Election Commission of India (ECI) with colluding with the BJP to “steal seats and elections” within the nation, Leader of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday (August 8, 2025) requested the Karnataka Government to analyze the “vote fraud” within the Mahadevapura Assembly seat beneath the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency and take motion towards officers concerned.

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Addressing an enormous gathering of occasion employees at a rally organised by the Congress occasion at Freedom Park within the metropolis, Mr. Gandhi claimed that 1,00,250 “faux votes” had been created in Mahadevapura in an effort to guarantee a win for the BJP in the course of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Demanding that the ECI ought to instantly share digital voter knowledge and videography carried out at polling cubicles in the course of the elections within the final ten years, Mr. Gandhi mentioned if they don’t accomplish that, it solely proves that they’re hiding proof of a ‘legal act’ and serving to the BJP in stealing votes.

Five methods of vote theft

Listing out 5 alternative ways by which the alleged “vote fraud” was carried out, he mentioned the ECI had manipulated to extend the voters for BJP by creating duplicate voters. “Our analysis within the final six months by tallying each voter identification picture with lakhs of images has proven faux and invalid addresses have been created. While bulk voters have been discovered at a single deal with, invalid images and the misuse of Form 6 that’s meant for enrolling first time voters has been carried out,” he defined.

Alleging that the ECI isn’t presupposed to operate for the BJP however for the structure, Mr. Gandhi mentioned it’s the Commission’s responsibility to guard the structure and rights of the nation’s residents.

Pointing out that the Mahadevapura seat “vote fraud” is simply an instance, he mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi has managed to stay in energy by stealing 25 seats that he wanted and all these seats have been gained by a margin of round 34,000 votes.

Campaign to proceed

“We have bodily knowledge of voters on paper. If you don’t share digital knowledge, we are going to proceed our investigation and marketing campaign to show that such ‘legal acts’ haven’t been carried out simply towards the folks of Karnataka however throughout the nation. You can not conceal proof. You should face the opposition. The Karnataka authorities ought to examine this legal act towards the folks of Karnataka and take motion these ECI officers who’ve added 1000’s of faux voters. Mahadevapura ‘a reality ought to come out,” he asserted.

Calling upon each Congress employee to guard the Constitution and it rules, Mr Gandhi mentioned the entire nation ought to query why the ECI isn’t sharing digital knowledge. “Instead they’re amending guidelines and bringing down their web sites in a number of States the place persons are questioning them.”

PM Modi ought to step down: Siddaramaiah

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ought to instantly step down from his publish. “He has no ethical proper to proceed in his publish. Mr Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote fraud’ expose has proven that he has stolen seats to stay in energy,” he alleged.

Legal banks must be arrange: Shivakumar

Deputy Chief MInister D.Okay. Shivakumar, who spoke on the protest rally, mentioned it’s Mr. Gandhi’s want that ‘authorized banks’ must be set as much as shield the rights of each voter on the sales space degree. “I guarantee the occasion that we are going to work in the direction of organising such banks on the traces of blood banks,” he mentioned.

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and several other others leaders additionally spoke.